Take a minute to protest the online gambling bill

[mcb]

i just got an automated response from one of my reps. without my comments she would not be able to make the decisions that affect our community and our nation. the outcome is looking better already.

[benkahuna]

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BTW anyone on Party Poker can join the PPA for +$5 instead of -$15 or whatever the offer is there, so you should do it through them.

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Last deal I saw was the following:

On party, you let them take out 20 from your Neteller (and I think a few other payment methods) account.

In return they make you a member of Poker Player Alliance, put 25 in your Party Poker account and send you a free t-shirt (wearing mine right now and wore it to work to see if I could spread the word when people commented on it).

Your net gain is 5 dollars, membership into a group that works to keep poker legal in the US, and a free t-shirt.

The money was put in my account within 15 minutes.

I'm not sure if they still have this deal. If they do, it's the quickest bonus you can get and cashout, though small.

[cwsiggy]

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Done.

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[Damontis]

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Done.

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[Nottom]

Its a shame my Congressman is one of the guys leading the charge.

[Kyle]

this post should be a sticky in a forums

[etizzle]

sent

[Critical]

My Senator, Bill Nelson, finally responded:

Dear (Critical):

Thank you for contacting me regarding online gambling.

While most internet gambling operations are already banned by Federal laws, enforcement obstacles remain. Because many of these internet gambling enterprises operate overseas and beyond the reach of U.S. authorities, enforcement has proven difficult.

Currently, two bills have been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to address the problems posed by internet gambling. H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, and H.R. 4411, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2005, would strengthen Federal anti-gaming laws to, among other things, bar internet gambling sites from accepting credit cards, checks, and other forms of payment.

Rest assured that I will keep your views in mind should this issue come before the Senate. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future.

Huh? What did he say?

[CrayZee]

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Huh? What did he say?

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Critical, he clearly agreed w/ your sentiments against internet gambling.

Probably a cut and paste response or something. Nice. "Thank you for waiting on hold. We really care about you and your views. Don't forget to vote for me next election!"

He should have changed "enforcement has proven difficult" to "enforcement will be impossible." At least the government has gotten the "drug war" under total control, so I could be wrong.